Tea jar

Date18th century

MediumRō-iro lacquer decorated with cranes in landscape, in gold takamakie with shading yasuriko and kirikane; interior lined with metal; underside of lid and bottom nashiji

DimensionsH. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); L. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationLacquer

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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